New Shepard (Blue Origin)
The New Shepard is a reusable, inactive launch vehicle manufactured by Blue Origin (established in 2000). It undertook its inaugural launch on 04/29/2015.
The New Shepard reusable launch system is a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL), suborbital manned rocket that is being developed by Blue Origin as a commercial system for suborbital space tourism.
New Shepard Specifications
| Length | 15 m |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 3.7 m |
| Stages | 1 |
| Launch Mass | 75 T |
| Takeoff Thrust | 490 kN |
| Apogee | 100 km |
New Shepard Launch Record
| Total Launches | 38 |
|---|---|
| Successful Launches | 37 |
| Failed Launches | 1 |
| Consecutive Successful Launches | 15 |
New Shepard Landing Record
| Attempted Landings | 38 |
|---|---|
| Successful Landings | 36 |
| Failed Landings | 2 |
| Consecutive Successful Landings | 15 |
| Fastest Turnaround | 20 days 40 min 27 sec |
Manufacturer
CEO: Jeff Bezos
Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.